Books like Summer's Child by Diane Chamberlain
When Daria Cato discovers an abandoned newborn on the shore of her North Carolina beach on the morning of her eleventh birthday, she and her family take the baby—named Shelly—into their home, only to learn that her origins remain a mystery. Two decades later, Shelly has become an ethereal young woman whose presence continues to protect Daria. But when Rory Taylor, a childhood friend turned television producer, arrives at Shelly’s request to cover her birth story, the quiet town of Kill Devil Hills is jolted by new questions. As Rory digs deeper, the fragile walls of the community begin to crumble, revealing secrets and betrayals that Daria, Shelly, and even Rory had hoped to keep hidden.
First publish date: 2000
Genre: General Fiction/General Fiction
Authors: Diane Chamberlain
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